IndiGo Kolkata-Srinagar flight makes emergency landing in Varanasi

An IndiGo flight from Kolkata to Srinagar made an emergency landing at Varanasi airport on Wednesday following a technical issue detected midair the airline said reported the IANSFlight 6E6961 carrying 166 passengers and crew members landed safely at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi All passengers were safely evacuated after the landing the airline saidOn October 22 2025 IndiGo flight 6E 6961 operating from Kolkata to Srinagar made a precautionary landing at Varanasi Airport due to a suspected technical issue As a safety measure the aircraft has been grounded for necessary checks and an alternate aircraft has been arranged to continue the journey an Indigo spokesperson said according to the IANSAt IndiGo the safety of our passengers crew and aircraft is our top priority We appreciate our customers patience and cooperation as our teams work to minimise any inconvenience the spokesperson further saidMeanwhile in an another incidentan Air India flight scheduled from Mumbai to Newark in the United States had to return after takeoff as the crew identified a suspected technical snag according to a statement issued by the airline on Wednesday the IANS reportedldquoThe crew of flight AI191 operating from Mumbai to Newark on 22 October made a precautionary airreturn to Mumbai due to a suspected technical issue The flight landed safely back in Mumbai and the aircraft is undergoing necessary inspections according to an Air India statementThe total number of passengers on board along with the time at which the airline departed and returned was not available in the preliminary statement As per the usual schedule the AI191 flight departs at 0110 hours IST from Mumbai and reaches Newark at 0755 hours EDT according to the IANSDue to the flights cancellation the return flight from Newark to Mumbai was also cancelled as per the IANSThe incident comes days after a Delhibound Air India plane running into a technical snag at the Milan airport last Friday stranding over 250 passengers at the foreign airport just ahead of DiwaliThe airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner VTANN had encountered a technical issue upon landing in Milan preventing the aircraft from operating the return journey to DelhiAir India then scheduled an additional flight from Milan to Delhi on Oct 19 to bring back home 256 passengers who were stranded in Milan since October 17The airline claimed it had extended all immediate assistance to affected passengers including hotel accommodation and meals Full refunds or complimentary rescheduling were also offered as per passenger preference the news agency reportedA similar incident occurred on August 16 this year when an Air India flight on the same route was cancelled due to a technical issue that was notices during pushbackAccording to Air India a maintenance task was identified just as the aircraft was preparing for departure The subsequent delay caused the operating crew to exceed mandatory flight duty time limitation norms making it unsafe and impermissible for them to continue the IANS reportedwith IANS inputs